Donated home being moved for Block Island woman

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. — A Block Island woman soon will have a home with views of the water, thanks to the generosity of a pair of summer residents.

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. — A Block Island woman soon will have a home with views of the water, thanks to the generosity of a pair of summer residents.

The three-bedroom cottage has been the summer home of James and Pamela Hinthorn since 1987.

When they retired, they decided to donate the home to the Block Island Housing Board, an affordable housing group that helps low- and middle-income island residents who were priced out of the housing market find their own homes.

The house will have to be moved 2¼ miles to a lot owned by Nancy Worth, 45. She will pay nearly $20,000 in moving costs, plus $1 for the house.

The first phase of the move — which requires moving power lines — will begin Thursday.